The Mayflower

Codes & Ciphers

If you're looking for something to fire up the troops, send your students on a scientific expedition to Loch Ness, virtually, of course, with this integrated, thematic unit about the mysterious Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster.

Savanna Safari

Plant Press

Science centers are a wonderful way to foster student interest and curiosity. Collect materials and solicit help from your students' parents to create a classroom plant press, or two, that will last a lifetime. They are made of pine shelving, bolts, washers, wing nuts, and cardboard. It's a project a lot of dads like to do, who can't normally help in the room.

Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas Stockings

The German settlers in Pennsylvania were the first Europeans in the early American colonies to develop their own style of art. Students will read about the people, study their art style, and create a piece of art, using a stencil, that communicates a message.

Natural Resources of Colonial America

Golden Rule

The Golden Rule, "Treat others as you want them to treat you," has been a standard of behavior in societies around the world for thousands of years. This set of lesson plans and materials will help your students identify and practice this important attitude.

Nessie, of the Loch

If you're looking for something to fire up the troops, send your students on a scientific expedition to Loch Ness, virtually, of course, with this integrated, thematic unit about the mysterious Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster.